How to Disassemble a Long Board

Riding on a long board that is not properly maintained can result in dangerous falls if the board breaks. Disassembling your long board requires removing the trucks in order to check for damage both to the board and the trucks. Fortunately, the elements that hold your long board together are easy to take apart, with no more than a couple socket wrenches required to completely disassemble the trucks and board.

Things You'll Need

  • Socket wrenches
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Instructions

    • 1

      Turn the board over so the wheels face up then loosen the kingpin nut on the front set of the trucks, which are the metal pieces which holds a pair of wheels. The kingpin nut is a lone nut located near the axle of the trucks.

    • 2

      Remove the top cap washer and cone bushing, located between the nut and the trucks. This exposes a large section of the bolt that passes through the trucks near the axle, known as the kingpin.

    • 3

      Remove the hanger, the piece which contains the axle, as well as the bushing, a small spacer around the kingpin directly beneath the hanger, and the last washer on the kingpin.

    • 4

      Loosen one of the four nuts attached to the bolts passing through the base plate, the remaining metal section attached to the board. Remove the washer beneath the nut, then repeat for the remaining three nuts and bolts.

    • 5

      Lean the board on its side so you can access the top of the board and pull out the four bolts, allowing the base plate to be removed from the underside of the board.

    • 6

      Disassemble the second set of trucks as you did the first set.